Unit

Federal Battalion

43rd New York Infantry

Commanding Officer:
Maj. John Wilson

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit:
   Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
   Tablet #102: Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
   Tablet #72: Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM

This Battalion's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Sixth (VI) Army Corps
  Division - 2nd Division, VI Corps
  Brigade - 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps

History of the Unit:
Owing to reduction in numbers, the regiment was consolidated on 18 July 1862, into a battalion of five companies.

The remainder of the War:
Five new companies joined it in October to bring it back up to Regimental strength.

References, Sources, and other Notes:
Size information from Phisterer.1

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Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?	Details*
F&S	Maj	Wilson, John

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Notes

1 Phisterer, Frederick, New York in the War of the Rebellion, 6 volumes, Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1909-12, pg. 270 [AotW citation 378]

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